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About Jonesboro
City in Northeast ArkansasJonesboro () is a city in and it is one of two county seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 78,579 as of the 2020 census, and was estimated at 83,296 in 2025, making it the fifth-most-populous city in Arkansas. Located on Crowley's Ridge in the northeastern part of the state. Jonesboro is the home of Arkansas State University and is the cultural and economic center of Northeast Arkansas. In 2025, the Jonesboro metropolitan area had a population of 139,440, and the greater Jonesboro–Paragould combined statistical area had a population of 186,851.
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Housing in Jonesboro
The typical Jonesboro home is worth about $227,000, up 3.8% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.
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Safety in Jonesboro
Safety Grade D
Jonesboro reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 92% report less.
Schools in Jonesboro
All Jonesboro schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Jonesboro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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